Locum Appointment for Service (LAS) CT1 / 2 Level Anaesthetics

The appointee will participate in the provision of anaesthetic care for both elective and emergency surgery. The out of hours duties consist of participation in the anaesthetic resident rota, providing an emergency anaesthesia service 24 hours a day; this role will require attendance at cardiac arrest and major trauma calls as well as supporting the Critical Care team as required., Participate as a member of the team of dedicated medical, nursing and allied healthcare professional staff, to provide anaesthetic services as needed, across Southport and Ormskirk Hospitals Participate in clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and research activity within the department at S&O Support the department at S&O in making the most efficient use of the resources available, thus be prepare to work flexibly and deputise, if appropriate, for absent colleagues and undertake additional duties in occasional emergencies or unforeseen circumstances Be available, exceptionally, for irregular commitments outside the normally rostered duties, which are essential for the safety and continuity of patient care.

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated individual to work within the Anaesthetic Department at Southport and Ormskirk Hospitals as a Locum Appointment for Service in Anaesthesia. Previous experience working and/or training in anaesthesia is essential. If the successful applicant does not already possess a successful Initial Assessment of Competence in anaesthesia they will be assessed within the first six months of employment against this standard. The duties are based at Southport and Ormskirk Hospitals and the appointee will be expected to work across both sites and may occasionally, when required, be expected to travel between sites. It not anticipated that travel to other sites within the trust is expected within the role., Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites. We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care. Our services: Acute Care Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites. Primary Care Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital. Community Services Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre. Specialist Regional Services We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales. Achievements:

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme